Nowadays, Zhou Daniu is no longer the fame-focused and bold man he once was. His five years of military career have taught him enough lessons and accumulated enough life experience.
He still remembers the reason why he joined the army in the first place. At that time, he was a street bully in his hometown, carrying a brick and fighting from the East Market to the West Market, with no enemy under his command. However, what he saw in the eyes of his neighbors was
It's not admiration, only disgust. "That boy named Zhou,..." people shook their heads as they said it. As long as he was a little far away, there would definitely be a burst of curses and curses.
At this time, the government began to advertise for heroes, saying that they would go to Liaodong to serve His Majesty the Emperor. If they have achieved military exploits, regardless of their origins, the court will promote them to positions and titles based on their merits and will never deceive them.
In order to prove that this statement is true, the soldier responsible for recruiting Xiaoguo also specifically cited a captain named Li as an example. He said that this person was originally from a humble background, but because of his bravery in combat, he quickly became a captain from an ordinary soldier.
, and then led eight hundred dead soldiers to fight for three thousand miles and shocked Liaodong. He received personal commendation from His Majesty the Emperor and was about to be promoted from captain to general and so on...
"Daniu, it's not a problem for you to be dangling like this all the time. You can get your fame on a horse. If you join the army, with your ability..." Mr. Bingcao, who had never given Zhou Daniu a good look, patted his shoulder and spoke seriously.
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As if the sun suddenly cleared from the clouds, Zhou Daniu suddenly saw the hope of his life. If there was a chance to stand out, no one would want to be a gangster all his life. He took five of his friends who had grown up playing together to apply for the expedition, thinking that with the strength of his arms, he could immediately
Getting a fame would be as easy as smashing someone else's vegetable stall. As a result, before arriving in Liaodong, he met the legendary Captain Li first.
The robbery failed and his mount was robbed. Zhou Daniu suffered a big loss, but he was convinced. Since he joined the army, he had to pay attention to the word "fairness". If his martial arts and courage are not as good as others, there is nothing good about suffering a loss.
complaining.
But he soon discovered that the so-called fairness only existed in his imagination. On the first day after entering the camp, he lifted a hundred and forty kilograms of stone locks in front of General Lang, but he did not even get the position of team leader. Careful.
After asking around, I realized that the selection of officers in the camp was not based on bravery but on backing. Without a strong recommender behind the scenes, it would be impossible to become an official. Zhou Daniu did not believe in evil. He believed that he would eventually succeed.
He practiced hard and never slacked off. Finally, the brigade leader named Cao, who was known as "knowing people and making good use of them", took a fancy to him. However, the task assigned to him was not to cross the Liao River to cut off the heads of the Goguryeo people, but to fight with another group of soldiers.
A group fight. In order to find a career, he went there. As a result, he and the five companions who came to join the army were captured on the spot by Mingfa. After being beaten with twenty military sticks, they were all demoted to prisoners. But he had promised not to look at him before.
Cao Lvshui, who was in trouble, seemed not to recognize him and did not even come forward to say a word of mercy on his behalf.
The work in the prison camp was dirty and tiring, and Zhou Daniu had to squat there for more than three months. Just when he thought he would die of exhaustion in the prison camp, fate made him meet Li Xiaowei's cousin Zhang again.
Show, and then he found that his fortune suddenly changed, from a prisoner to an ordinary soldier, and then from a soldier to a team leader, the team leader.
Those days were bloody but full of hope. Although both Qian Xiaoliu and Liu Chu who entered the camp together died in Liyang, Zhou Daniu had already become the commander of the personal brigade when they died. Wang Xingwu, who came with him, died in battle at the Yellow River ferry. Before his death,
Zhou Daniu believed that this old saying was correct. But soon, reality woke him up from his dream.
General Li Lang, who led his men into and out of the enemy camp three times and completely reversed the unfavorable situation, was not promoted, but was kicked out of the Xiongwu Camp. Then, Murong Luo was demoted for minor offenses. Li Anyuan was demoted for being drunk.
Aphasic and beaten in public. The entire Xiongwu Camp became lifeless, no longer fair and no longer energetic.
Zhou Daniu soon understood that the reason why his official career was smooth sailing before was because his immediate boss was Li Xu. When the person in charge of the Xiongwu camp was replaced by someone from the Yuwen family, everything would have to follow the current official rules.
He put in countless efforts, but could not adapt to the "rules" like Zhang Xiu. For a year, he watched as Zhao Siyan, a school captain like him, had his head cut off because he took the free pay of three soldiers.
Yuwen Baolin, who later replaced Zhao Siyan as the captain of the school, even stole the military rations and sold them, but no one dared to question him. Ma Feng, who joined the army, was promoted to the fourth rank just because his sister was giving birth to a guy named Yu.
However, Qin Gang, who joined the army in the Ming Dynasty, was transferred to manage horse materials because he spoke out about the mistakes of some people. Yu Wenshi and the general, who once impressed everyone, even said plausibly, "This matter is related to the safety of the army, and it is not as precise as this."
Those who join the Qin army are not worthy of their duties."
Zhou Daniu watched his former brothers being expelled and squeezed out one by one, and vowed to find a way out in a desperate situation. Then, he participated in the action of exposing the Yuwen brothers' stealing military rations to the Turks, and once again watched Wang Qijin helplessly.
Cen Wenjing, Wu Yan and other Paoze were killed, but the evildoers were safe in the face of conclusive evidence. Then, while in a coma, he heard people talking that Qin Xingshi, the main initiator of this operation, hid in
The military camp of the Li family in Taiyuan then disappeared!
"It's bullshit to get fame right away!" Zhou Daniu, who came back from going around the gate of hell, had thoroughly seen through the officialdom of the Sui Dynasty. That was just an excuse to deceive a poor man like him to work hard for the court. In fact, getting fame doesn't have to happen right away.
The important thing is whether the blood of a certain big shot flows in the body.
Fame is a game played by aristocratic families, and ordinary people are just chess pieces in the hands of others. When to put it on the chessboard and when to take it off, it is up to the chess player to do whatever he wants. As a chess piece, you are not qualified to complain about your own destiny. The chess player is not qualified to complain about his own fate.
, and doesn’t care what the chess pieces are thinking.
But among all the chess players, there is an exception. That is General Li, who was promoted the fastest and was the most honest with others. General Li never used his subordinates as chess pieces, because General Li had also done other people's things before.
Only under his command could Zhou Daniu be an official with peace of mind, without having to worry about being ostracized for doing good things. Only under General Li could Zhou Daniu still vaguely see what Lord Bing Cao had promised when he originally applied for Xiaoguo.
He promised, "As long as you have the ability, no matter where you are from or what you have done in the past, Your Majesty will not care. A man is a true man, but he will get his fame immediately..."
"As long as General Li is here, the fame and wealth of us people can last forever!" Zhou Daniu told himself secretly, and he was convinced of this. He is now the commander of the guard camp, General Ningyuan, and is in charge of more than 1,200 cavalrymen.
There are forty hectares of land, and there are stewards with tenants and slaves responsible for farming and harvesting, so he does not need to worry about anything. He has two younger brothers, one of whom leads the refugees to farm on the north bank of Hutuo River and is quite famous in politics. The other is studying at a government school.
If he can pass this year's government election, he can go to Boling Army for training. As long as nothing happens, he may be released as an official next year and work as a household in the county where order has just been restored. As for him joining the army
The wife who used to be reluctant to come to the house is now an upright wife of a general. In addition to calculating how much surplus food the family has every day, what she likes to do most is to communicate with the wives of her colleagues on what methods can be used to have more children.
Lest the husband find an excuse to take a concubine….
Therefore, no matter what Li Xu does, Zhou Daniu is willing to protect him. He believes that Li Xu does it for everyone in the Boling Army, even if the means of doing it may not be bright.
"I don't care who he targets, as long as he does it, it must be for the good of everyone!" After sending Shi Lan back to the military camp, Zhou Daniu turned his horse's head and walked again towards the battlefield where the shouts of killing had just subsided. He saw the sky rising from the mountains in the distance.
There was a fire, and he smelled the smell of blood in his breath. However, he did not frown, his eyes were calm, and his steps were firm.
More than 3,000 old and weak prisoners were connected by ropes around their waists and walked slowly from a short distance away. They were crying as they walked, their steps staggering, and their eyes full of despair.
"Have the people in the village surrendered?" Zhou Daniu stopped the brigade leader who was leading the escort of the prisoners and asked in a low voice.
"General, everyone in the village has surrendered. The general ordered us to take the old, weak and sick to the edge of the canal, and then release them all to surrender to Li Mi!" The brigade commander recognized the person who asked the question as Zhou Daniu.
Standing straight on the horse, he answered loudly. For these low-level officers, Zhou Daniu, who had become General Ningyuan after five years of service in the army, was also a goal in life, so they looked at him with eyes full of reverence.
"Didn't the general ask you to distribute some food to the prisoners?" Zhou Daniu noticed that the robes on the shoulders of the prisoners walking forward were very flat, and asked again.
"Yes, the general allowed each of them to bring three days' rations." The brigade leader glanced at the old, weak, women and children and replied. Seeing the confused expression on Zhou Daniu's face, he quickly explained, "Right now
Everything east of the canal is under the control of the Waihuang bandit king. They can reach Shiqiao Village in half a day's walk. After crossing the river, they can reach the ground of Wagang Army. Each person can bring three days of food, so they will definitely be rich and abundant!"
"Be careful and try not to let anyone die on the road!" Zhou Daniu nodded and warned. After thinking about it, he raised his voice and added, "Alas! In fact, we are not in conflict with Li Gongyi. If it weren't for the Wagang Army,
If they don’t even want to return General Zhang’s head, why should we fight all the way to Henan!”
"That's it, that's it!" The brigade leader escorting the prisoners was also very smart and immediately understood the meaning of Zhou Daniu's words. He turned his head and shouted loudly to the soldiers who were teaching the prisoners: "Brothers, be gentle, let's
This time I mainly seek justice from the Wagang Army, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. The fellow villagers should be spared and spared."
Upon hearing this, the crying in the prisoner team stopped for a moment, and then bursts of howling began again. (To be continued)
